Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine
by Gerrit van Honthorst
oil on canvas, 1635
29 in. x 22 1/2 in. (737 mm x 572 mm)
Purchased, 1923
Primary Collection
NPG 1973
Sitterback to top
- Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine (1596-1632), Calvinist and son-in-law of James I. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Gerrit van Honthorst (1590-1656), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 130
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 230
Events of 1635back to top
Current affairs
Discovered by the Earl of Arundel, centenarian Thomas Parr dies, it is claimed, at the age of 152.Richard Weston, Earl of Portland dies. Though unpopular in the Commons, Portland was an effective Lord Chief Treasurer who succeeded in curbing royal expenditure.
Art and science
Dramatic poet, James Shirley composes The Traitor, dedicating it to literary patron, William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle. Shirley would later assist Newcastle on a number of the earl's own plays, while benefiting from his patronage.Postal services are made available to the public.
International
As a result of French first minister, Cardinal Richelieu's foreign policy, France becomes directly involved in the Thirty Years' War.Elector palatine, Charles Lewis, excluded from the peace of Prague between Emperor Ferdinand II and Electorate of Saxony, travels to England to secure military help from his uncle, Charles I.
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